Recommended Books for Learning Physics: From Introductory to Advanced Levels

A curated list of physics books suitable for beginners, undergraduates, and postgraduate students, including insights from David Gozzard. Explore resources to deepen your understanding of physics fundamentals and advanced topics.

Recommended Books for Learning Physics: From Introductory to Advanced Levels
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Recommended Books for Learning Physics: From Introductory to Advanced Levels

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Physics books from introductory/recreational through to undergrad and postgrad recommendations.

Featuring David Gozzard: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnXeciHp3gfSO-kZA-nVkLg
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Book recommendations

First introduction/recreational reading:
• Very Short Introductions Various topics by various authors giving a quick overview of a particular field such as nuclear physics, cosmology, relativity, etc.
• QED: the strange theory of light and matter Richard Feynman (https://amzn.to/3fogJta)
• Six easy pieces/Six not so easy pieces Richard Feynman (https://amzn.to/2UQRg23)
• We Need to Talk About Kelvin by Marcus Chown (https://amzn.to/2URwW0y)
• Edge of physics by Anil Ananthaswamy (https://amzn.to/2Kxy0ot)
• Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku (https://amzn.to/339xyDh)

Elementary/Primary school:
• Horrible Science Nick Arnold (https://amzn.to/3flzL3q)

Highschool:
• The Feynman Lectures (overlap with undergrad)(https://amzn.to/3lWDMOe)
• Calculus A. J. Sadler

Undergrad:
• Fundamentals of Physics Halliday, Resnick, Walker (https://amzn.to/3q0qu5V)
• An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics Carroll & Ostlie (https://amzn.to/371RDMS)
• The Feynman Lectures on Physics (General topics) and associated problem sets (https://amzn.to/3lWDMOe)
• Griffiths Introduction to Electrodynamics (https://amzn.to/2UOF5mv)
• Griffiths Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (https://amzn.to/2UQHGfx)
• Griffiths Introduction to Elementary Particles (https://amzn.to/3fpNUMU)
• Griffiths Revolutions in 20th Century Physics (https://amzn.to/35UpoQO)
• Tippler & Llewellyn Modern Physics (https://amzn.to/2J68lCI)
• Charles Kittel Solid State Physics (and thermal physics) (https://amzn.to/2KwT1Qa, https://amzn.to/3kVXUyz)

Postgrad:
• Classical Electrodynamics J. D. Jackson (https://amzn.to/3nOvFny)
• Quantum Gravity Carlo Rovelli (https://amzn.to/36YCITH)
• String theory (haven’t thought of a good one yet)

Online Feynman lectures: http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/

Gerard ‘t Hooft has compiled a list of free online resources for people who want to learn how to do theoretical physics: http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~gadda001/goodtheorist/index.html
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